Here and there

A lot of time has passed, I apologize.  I've got some catching up to do!  This post is a collection of randomness from the past couple months.  We took the kids to Matt's El Rancho for a yummy Mexican dinner a while back.  This was a place Steven took me to early on when we were dating.  Good memories.  :)  Did it have some influence on our naming of our first born son?  Maybe.

Johnny really wanted my tasty beverage.  He also charmed everyone that was seated around us and flirted with anyone who would even glance his way all throughout our meal.

At the end of your meal there they give you a nice little cup of sherbet.  The boys found it delightful.

On a warm day in late April we headed up the street to get our first sno cone of the season.  Delish!  Johnny got his first taste, and he loved it of course.

And, on just a regular afternoon playing in the boys' room Matthew constructed quite the cool tower from Lincoln Logs.  He said, "Hurry Mom and take my picture quick before Johnny attacks it!!!"  And attack he did.  He couldn't wait to get his little baby paws on that thing.

This porch full of Jones men cracks me up.  That's Ken and his brother Charley and Timmy on a recent trip to Goldthwaite.

One beautiful evening in April we went to a Round Rock Express game with some friends from church.  Matt was our only child in tow.  The other two stayed home with their grandparents.  It was really nice having Matt all to ourselves.  We had a great night at the ballpark.

I love this picture of Pam, Johnny and I at one of Matt's football games early on in the season.  We are one enthusiastic bunch!  And kudos to Pam for being there at 9 a.m. on a chilly morning to watch her nephew run around on the field!

Matt wrapped up his football season on Mother's Day weekend with a tournament of sorts.  They won their first game and then advanced to the next game which they lost.  No biggie, they had fun playing and got another cool trophy.

Just look at Tim holding that down marker like a pro!

And this is what was happening on the sidelines.  Wrestling and the suffocating of poor J by his brother Will.  That was a long morning.  :)

Steven and I had a night out by ourselves!  Thanks to Tim & Pam...you guys rock.  Such a treat!  We had dinner and then watched the Killers in concert.  Aside from two rows of rowdy, drunken frat boys in front of us the show was great and we had a super time.  I think I grinned at Steven the whole time.

Giants!

Matthew began his third season of flag football in March, and this time around he is a Giant!  We asked him if he wanted to try something new like soccer or tee-ball, and he said he really loved playing football and wanted to do it again.  He joined a team where 4 of the players had played two previous seasons together and already a groove going.

At the first practice the coach discovered that Matt had a pretty good arm, so he has been positioned at Quarterback mostly.  He gets to run the ball a few times a game as well.  He's had a lot of fun and learned a great deal this season.

And we've had fun watching him!  Superfans Uncle Tim and Aunt Pam I don't think missed a game all season.  They are incredible.  Not to mention Tim took Matthew to a majority of his practices so I didn't have to drag the whole tribe out past bedtime.  Tim, you are a lifesaver, and your help is so very appreciated.

I am still popular with the younger two, sometimes too much so.  They were pretty good cheerleaders as far as little brothers go.

The very first game he played back in March the weather was really chilly.  Thankfully, Johnny was warm and cozy at the condo with his grandparents, but poor Will had to suffer through and be there to cheer on his brother.  He wasn't so enthusiastic that game.  At least we had Chick-fil-A breakfast to munch on.

Unfortunately, the Giants didn't win too many games this season, but I think they greatly improved over the course of 6 weeks.  I know Matt would be happy to play alongside those guys again.

Matt had a huge fan club at one game: grandparents, Aunts and Uncles, cousins!!!  It's always fun to have everyone there.  He was beaming.

This video shows Matt's moment of glory.  It was filmed by the coach's wife, and you'll hear her "What?!?" at the end as Matt runs into the endzone.  Good stuff.